US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were…
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision’s timing is unclear
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute…
Continue ReadingPortugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Military vehicles and red carnations have returned to the streets and squares of downtown…
Continue ReadingA high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press A trial of a former government official charged with killing his wife has riveted Kazakhstan with lurid video of…
Continue ReadingFellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman’s attack in Maine
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a…
Continue ReadingTikTok has sued the US over a law that could ban its app. What’s the legal outlook?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly minted law forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing…
Continue ReadingUS growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high…
Continue ReadingOver 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, officials say
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast…
Continue ReadingBlinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade…
Continue ReadingUtah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah hockey fans welcomed the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home Wednesday. Players and…
Continue ReadingSenators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to be shut…
Continue ReadingInstagram fraudster ‘Jay Mazini’ has been sentenced for his crypto scheme that preyed on Muslims
NEW YORK (AP) — The former Instagram influencer known as “Jay Mazini” has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he stole…
Continue ReadingAustralia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein…
Continue ReadingReggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California…
Continue ReadingBishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X’s legal case to share video of the attack
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a…
Continue ReadingJudge orders preventative detention for Iranian and 2 Peruvians in thwarted plot to kill Israelis
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months of preventative detention for an Iranian and two Peruvian men while they are investigated…
Continue ReadingIndigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — An Indigenous group in Brazil says its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining…
Continue ReadingSister of Mississippi man who died after police pulled him from car rejects lawsuit settlement
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi’s capital city over the death of her brother is…
Continue ReadingJudge orders anonymous jury for trial of self-exiled Chinese businessman, citing his past acts
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled Chinese businessman is set to face an anonymous jury at his May fraud trial. Guo…
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